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so his backing could be what mitt romney needs. watch how perry responds tonight as herman cain will try to steal the limelight from the front-runner. >> i'm pleased and proud that chris christie is joining our team and i'm happy to have him here today. >> reporter: governor rick perry has his work cut out for him and he said that he's not the strongest debater. >> does that mean christie could be a possible candidate for vp? >> reporter: that is one thing that we are tossing around the newsroom. but i don't want to say that yet. but anything is possible in this campaign from what we've seen. >>> rudy giuliani made it official. he said that he's not getting into the race. he said that it's too late for him to get into the race. >>> i'm jamie costello, one mail-in group wants to raise the tobacco tax by a there are per pack of cigarette they say it will -- significant and how it will save lives. >>> that is all coming up new for you at 6:00. i'll see you then. >>> stocks ended mixed today with investors waiting for europe to get out
so his backing could be what mitt romney needs. watch how perry responds tonight as herman cain will try to steal the limelight from the front-runner. >> i'm pleased and proud that chris christie is joining our team and i'm happy to have him here today. >> reporter: governor rick perry has his work cut out for him and he said that he's not the strongest debater. >> does that mean christie could be a possible candidate for vp? >> reporter: that is one thing that we are...
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the romney campaign announced they are kicking off a four-day tour and giving out 100 surrogates. this is a last-minute campaign blitz. some of the names include former secretary of state condoleezza rice as well as john mccain. >> thank you. we will see you tomorrow. >>> we've shown you the pictures of oat heat -- ocean city during sandy. >> it's known for the annual clam bake at summers cove. emergency workers are responding to calls at one of the hardest hit areas in maryland. governor o'malley visited crisfield today. he promised the mayor and people living there that the state would dedicate all of its resources. >> what we will do is make sure we bring the human services together. whatever dollars the federal government makes available to get people back in their homes has quickly as possible. >> reporter: about 60 people were evacuated because of severe winds and flooding. the soil is so saturated, there's standing water almost everywhere you look from large chunks of wood though dangerous wood planks. the water and wind moved it everywhere. practically everybody in crisfie
the romney campaign announced they are kicking off a four-day tour and giving out 100 surrogates. this is a last-minute campaign blitz. some of the names include former secretary of state condoleezza rice as well as john mccain. >> thank you. we will see you tomorrow. >>> we've shown you the pictures of oat heat -- ocean city during sandy. >> it's known for the annual clam bake at summers cove. emergency workers are responding to calls at one of the hardest hit areas in...
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>> any phones calls between me and mitt romney, are between me and mitt romney. >> he's almost like your antithes antithesis. >> governor said i had to say it right, morning, y'all. this feels good being back in michigan. the trees are the right height. >> i don't know if i'd use the word bizarreo, but he's more reserved than i am. we're all a product of the way we were raised. i was raised in a circumstance where my mother emphasized that to us, that in a trusting relationship, you leave nothing left unsaid. >> does he need to do more of that. >> i think he does. i think he knows that. >> he's not one to leave anything unsaid even on sensitive issues. >> i've talked to a lot of republicans who have hoped for you beyond the new jersey governorship. they look at you and think, he's not healthy. and they worry about you. >> some people, you know, drink too much. some people take drugs. some people eat too much. you can live every day without drinking. you can live every day without drugs. you can't live every day without eating. i've struggled with this and i'm trying. it may not look like
>> any phones calls between me and mitt romney, are between me and mitt romney. >> he's almost like your antithes antithesis. >> governor said i had to say it right, morning, y'all. this feels good being back in michigan. the trees are the right height. >> i don't know if i'd use the word bizarreo, but he's more reserved than i am. we're all a product of the way we were raised. i was raised in a circumstance where my mother emphasized that to us, that in a trusting...
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mitt romney's mormon beliefs are seen as a turn off for some evangelical voters. tricky world comes in all shapes and sizes. right down to the size of a rat. perhaps the most famous subliminal ad of all time -- >> the gore prescription plan? bureaucrats decide. >> reporter: you may have missed it, but this republican ad for george w. bush in 2000 seemed to label al gore a rat. now, that's subliminal. even if george bush wouldn't admit it. >> i didn't see rats when i saw it, no. >> reporter: or couldn't pronounce it. >> you thought you did. you talk about subliminal. >> reporter: and there was little about the ads jon corzine ran against chris christie in 2009 that showcased his girth, which promised christie to famously respond to don imus -- >> man up and say i'm fat. >> reporter: in our latest poll, 79% of iowans say newt's marital past is not a major factor. rick per rip's ad on faith has registered hundreds of thousands of dislikes on youtube. >> something wrong in this country when gaves can serve openly in the military, but our kids can't openly celebrate ch
mitt romney's mormon beliefs are seen as a turn off for some evangelical voters. tricky world comes in all shapes and sizes. right down to the size of a rat. perhaps the most famous subliminal ad of all time -- >> the gore prescription plan? bureaucrats decide. >> reporter: you may have missed it, but this republican ad for george w. bush in 2000 seemed to label al gore a rat. now, that's subliminal. even if george bush wouldn't admit it. >> i didn't see rats when i saw it,...
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romney's team is saying ann romney did a fantastic job and saying that new jersey governor chris christie did a fine job as well. those speeches had different messages. here they are. >> mitt doesn't like to talk about how he helps others because he sees it as privilege. >> there's only one thing missing now, leadership. you see, mr. president, real leaders don't follow polls. real leaders change polls. >> reporter: and, kelly, some of the criticism heard is that chris christie focused too much on new jersey. for ann romney maybe she didn't talk enough about her personal relationship, but if you listen to anyone inside the hall they will say two thumbs up for both. >> what can we expect to hear from paul ryan? >> reporter: this is an opportunity for him to speak to a larger audience. he will get a very warm welcome here. he's very popular among the republican party base. he will focus on the bigger ideas, economy, budget, medicare but wants to play the role of the attack dog and explain why mitt romney would make a better president than the current president obama. as far as the people wh
romney's team is saying ann romney did a fantastic job and saying that new jersey governor chris christie did a fine job as well. those speeches had different messages. here they are. >> mitt doesn't like to talk about how he helps others because he sees it as privilege. >> there's only one thing missing now, leadership. you see, mr. president, real leaders don't follow polls. real leaders change polls. >> reporter: and, kelly, some of the criticism heard is that chris...
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the stakes were high when ann romney stepped out on the steps. >> -- united states, around romney. >> reporter: she came when those who clearly adore her. >> florida, welcome. >> reporter: she had a story to tell them. a love story. >> i want to talk to you tonight about that one great thing that unites us. tonight, i want to talk to you about love. >> reporter: this was a strong confident william reaching across the big gender gap in this campaign with a direct appeal to the broad american sisterhood. >> we're the mothers. we're the wives. we're the grandmothers. we're the big sisters. we're the little sisters, and we are the daughters. i love you, women. >> reporter: the message of this speech was simple and unusual in politics. i fell in love with mitt, she was essentially saying, you can, too. >> he was tall, laughed a lot. he was nervous. girls like that. it shows a guy's a little intimidated. he was nice to my parents, but he was also really glad when they weren't around. >> reporter: ann romney had never given a prepared speech before, she said. never used a teleprompter. and s
the stakes were high when ann romney stepped out on the steps. >> -- united states, around romney. >> reporter: she came when those who clearly adore her. >> florida, welcome. >> reporter: she had a story to tell them. a love story. >> i want to talk to you tonight about that one great thing that unites us. tonight, i want to talk to you about love. >> reporter: this was a strong confident william reaching across the big gender gap in this campaign with a...
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, mitt romney's wife. both of them speaking about 10:00 eastern. >> ian thing we can expect to hear from chris christie or ann romney? >> oar ann romney is expected to touch on the more personal side of mitt romney, make the appeal to female votes. here's what she had to say about her speech on the plane ride down here. >> i think you'll see that my speech is heart felt. i think a lot of you have been covering me long enough and i've never gone off a wren text. -- written text. so this is a new experience for me. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie on the other hand may be bringing a little jersey style to florida. he has promised to give a lively speech and it will probably be a fiery one. who knows. >> jamie? >> all right. i'm jamie costello, coming up, the storm has gone from tropical to hurricane status. we'll have latest live from a lap tonight, and we've got all the supplies your student needs but how about vaccines? those stories and more coming up all new at the top of the hour. i'll se
, mitt romney's wife. both of them speaking about 10:00 eastern. >> ian thing we can expect to hear from chris christie or ann romney? >> oar ann romney is expected to touch on the more personal side of mitt romney, make the appeal to female votes. here's what she had to say about her speech on the plane ride down here. >> i think you'll see that my speech is heart felt. i think a lot of you have been covering me long enough and i've never gone off a wren text. -- written...
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as you pointed out, die ane, it did take him a little time to mention mitt romney. in the state of new jersey, here's the gamble, though, of chris christie i want to ask you about, a lot of emphasis on shared truths and sacrifices. is that where we are right now? >> we'll find out. it also sets mr. romney u challenge because people are going to be listening on thursday night for hard truths. so far, mr. romney has said there will be tax cuts paid for by an unspecified withdrawal of deductions. the question is will there be mental truths there. there's a bit of whiplash tonight. ann romney starts by saying i want to talk to you about love. chris christie doesn't do love. he's not mr. congeniality. he's setting to you a different speech. >> we'll see you all tomorrow night. >> great to have you with us. of course, don't forget, "good morning america" tomorrow morning. "nightline" later. abcnews.com and as george said, we'll see you tomorrow night. ♪ . >>> you're watching the station that works for you. now, abc 2news at 11. >> he went to that bathroom and put togeth
as you pointed out, die ane, it did take him a little time to mention mitt romney. in the state of new jersey, here's the gamble, though, of chris christie i want to ask you about, a lot of emphasis on shared truths and sacrifices. is that where we are right now? >> we'll find out. it also sets mr. romney u challenge because people are going to be listening on thursday night for hard truths. so far, mr. romney has said there will be tax cuts paid for by an unspecified withdrawal of...
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more than twice as many unmarried women backed obama over romney, also a growing sector of the vote. and the president once again got huge support from young people. so, how will republicans react? >> hey, any of you guys in there want to come sit in my chair today? anybody? >> reporter: a shell-shocked rush limbaugh offered one option. contempt for obama supporters. >> they think that the only way they're going to have a chance for anything is if somebody comes along and takes from somebody else and gives it to them. sanda claus. and it's hard to beat santa claus. >> reporter: that old slander that americans who support obama are all somehow moochers and takers, it's become bedrock belief for more republicans. mitt romney echoed it. >> 47% who are with them dependent upon government, they believe they are victims, who believe government has a responsibility who care for them, who believe they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. >> reporter: but already today, you heard republican voices acknowledging that the party needs to adapt. >> i think republicans
more than twice as many unmarried women backed obama over romney, also a growing sector of the vote. and the president once again got huge support from young people. so, how will republicans react? >> hey, any of you guys in there want to come sit in my chair today? anybody? >> reporter: a shell-shocked rush limbaugh offered one option. contempt for obama supporters. >> they think that the only way they're going to have a chance for anything is if somebody comes along and...
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herman cain received the same type in november but dropped out of the race in december. >>> mitt romney has support of donald trump and his opponent is getting help from other reality stars. the douger family, from the tlc show, 19 kids and counting, scheduled to campaign for rick santorum no michigan ahead of the primary which is tuesday. >>> mitt romney trying receive support from sports fans. he visited the daytona speedway sunday and rain postponed the race. the daytona 500 is the first time a woman will be driving. danica patrick who drove in the grand prix will be driving in her first daytona a hundred. >>> martin o'malley is making news for sparring with new jersey governor chris christie. >> the heated exchange happened after both men appeared on face the nation. take a listen. >> chris christie's brand of don rickel's leadership is unusual. to have a person who is fiscally responsible to make such poor choices and travels all over the country, it's entertaining but doesn't make for good governor nans >>> i'm going to chime in here now. all right, we have three systems to talk a
herman cain received the same type in november but dropped out of the race in december. >>> mitt romney has support of donald trump and his opponent is getting help from other reality stars. the douger family, from the tlc show, 19 kids and counting, scheduled to campaign for rick santorum no michigan ahead of the primary which is tuesday. >>> mitt romney trying receive support from sports fans. he visited the daytona speedway sunday and rain postponed the race. the daytona...
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i don't think they moved their opinion on mitt romney. >> but david muir, t romney campaign saying they were happy with christie's speech? >> reporter: they are happy, george. i talked with the head of the campaign. he said the nerves that we talked about with ann romney, she admitted it herself, were very real. in fact, i learned that the governor was behind the stage during her speech 24 hours ago and one adviser telling me it was the most nervous he had ever seen the governor when his wife was called out onto that stage. we saw him come out and embrace her a short time later when she was done and give her a kiss. but they were extraordinarily happy with ann romney's p performan performance. they are convinced it will help them with women across this country. i will tell you that ann romney is sitting in the v.i.p. box, where condoleezza rice was last night watching ann romney on the stage. wanted to talk to you about the imagery here. something that's notable. they are not shying away from the bush administration here tonight. there are images behind condoleezza rice during her time
i don't think they moved their opinion on mitt romney. >> but david muir, t romney campaign saying they were happy with christie's speech? >> reporter: they are happy, george. i talked with the head of the campaign. he said the nerves that we talked about with ann romney, she admitted it herself, were very real. in fact, i learned that the governor was behind the stage during her speech 24 hours ago and one adviser telling me it was the most nervous he had ever seen the governor...
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romney. >> and coming up tonight, two crucial moments. the keynote speak, chris christie of new jersey and the woman who will be instrumental in reintroducing her husband, ann romney. abc's david muir is on the convention floor right now. >> thank you, diane, on the floor, not far from your broadcast booth here at the republican national convention. to give you an idea of where we're standing, we're with the florida delegation over my shoulder. just not far off, the ohio delegation. two swing states the governor would like to carry. he would also like to improve his numbers with women tonight and tonight here, enter mrs. romney. mitt romney and his wife, ann, arriving in tampa today, just hours before ann romney will appear before her biggest audience ever. on the plane to tampa, mrs. romney in the front of the cabin, her glasses on, tweaking her speech. she brought her homemade welsh cakes to the back of the plane and delivered something else. a hint at what's coming tonight. >> you will see
romney. >> and coming up tonight, two crucial moments. the keynote speak, chris christie of new jersey and the woman who will be instrumental in reintroducing her husband, ann romney. abc's david muir is on the convention floor right now. >> thank you, diane, on the floor, not far from your broadcast booth here at the republican national convention. to give you an idea of where we're standing, we're with the florida delegation over my shoulder. just not far off, the ohio delegation....
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romney -- mr. romney, i should say. mrs. romney, 63 years old. she's been married to the governor 43 years. she has five sons, 18 grandchildren. several of the sons are right here in the convention hall sitting a few feet away from me. very proud, smiles, they can't wait to see their mother. i can tell you that both the governor and ann romney are here in the convention hall to take the stage to introduce her husband. as george said earlier, introducing him in a new way. >> let's go to jon karl. something new here for ann romney, speaking in front of this crowd with a teleprompter. when she started out 60 years ago, this was not natural for her at all. >> i've got to tell you, she's done nothing remotelye this, she's almost never given prepared remarks, period, let alone on a teleprompter like this. this is a person reluctant to politics. you know, george, twice, she has sworn absolutely no more campaigns. after mitt romney lost to ted kennedy, she said you couldn't pay me to do this again. she got back in, ran in 2008. after that lost, she said,
romney -- mr. romney, i should say. mrs. romney, 63 years old. she's been married to the governor 43 years. she has five sons, 18 grandchildren. several of the sons are right here in the convention hall sitting a few feet away from me. very proud, smiles, they can't wait to see their mother. i can tell you that both the governor and ann romney are here in the convention hall to take the stage to introduce her husband. as george said earlier, introducing him in a new way. >> let's go to...
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romney win over women for her husband? >>> good evening. we are here in tampa bay, florida, where the republican national convention is awaiting a high stakes speech from paul ryan tonight. but first, we want to take you, right away, to the gulf coast, at this moment, isaac unleashing a deluge of water, a torrent of water on louisiana. and this is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. once again, we are seeing in some neighborhoods, families being rescued from their homes, from their roofs. take a look at the pictures still coming in. houses under water. boats and helicopters trying to help families flee to safety. dogs in hand. and at this hour, isaac is now considered a tropical storm, but it's a super soaker, and virtually stalled over louisiana. more than 20 inches of rain, after winds that did gust up to 100 miles per hour. officials, though, say the levees are holding. our extreme weather team spent the day in the storm zone and abc's weather editor sam champion, once again, starts us off in new orleans tonight. sam? >> report
romney win over women for her husband? >>> good evening. we are here in tampa bay, florida, where the republican national convention is awaiting a high stakes speech from paul ryan tonight. but first, we want to take you, right away, to the gulf coast, at this moment, isaac unleashing a deluge of water, a torrent of water on louisiana. and this is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. once again, we are seeing in some neighborhoods, families being rescued from their homes, from...
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." >> was it was before he was before -- romney, mitt romney care. >> as a reminder to chris christie, it's wide open, buddy. >> reporter: and then over the weekend, perry was trounced in the florida republican straw poll by long-shot candidate and businessman herman cain, who got more votes than perry can romney combined. conservatives like christie because he has taken on the unions and cut spending. but they love him because of his blunt talk. >> get the hell off the beach in asbury park. >> first of all it's none of your business. >> then you don't have to do it. >> reporter: one prominent ally said the christie speculation is real. he is now seriously considering a run. a big change of what he told diane sawyer. >> unless i do, i don't have any right offering myself to the people of this country. >> reporter: there is no word from christie himself but a spokesperson said he has not changed his mind at running. >> you have news about sarah palin and that headline-making book. >> reporter: abc news has learned that sarah palin is threatening to sue random house and author joe mcgin
." >> was it was before he was before -- romney, mitt romney care. >> as a reminder to chris christie, it's wide open, buddy. >> reporter: and then over the weekend, perry was trounced in the florida republican straw poll by long-shot candidate and businessman herman cain, who got more votes than perry can romney combined. conservatives like christie because he has taken on the unions and cut spending. but they love him because of his blunt talk. >> get the hell off...
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america needs mitt romney and paul ryan. and we need them right now. >> reporter: yesterday's session, the convention quickly approved a platform for tax cuts, not government spending, to stimulate the economy. rob and paula? >> thank you very much, t.j., for us in tampa. >> paul ryan speaking tonight. >>> and president obama is making an appeal to young voters. later today he travels to charlottesville, virginia. yesterday, he was on iowa state and colorado state campuses. >>> time, now, for a quick look at weather from across the country. aside from all that rain that isaac is bringing to the gulf coast, look for showers and thunderstorms across texas, from dallas to midland. also, some record highs with afternoon storms in the rockies. heating up across the midwest. and a gorgeous day in the northeast. >> triple-digits in billings, colorado springs, as well as phoenix. >>> coming up next, some new computer problems for united airlines. >>> and what could be the new double-life of the next iphone. we're going to explain it
america needs mitt romney and paul ryan. and we need them right now. >> reporter: yesterday's session, the convention quickly approved a platform for tax cuts, not government spending, to stimulate the economy. rob and paula? >> thank you very much, t.j., for us in tampa. >> paul ryan speaking tonight. >>> and president obama is making an appeal to young voters. later today he travels to charlottesville, virginia. yesterday, he was on iowa state and colorado state...
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. >> romney is a very good debater. he's practiced and practiced and practiced and practiced. >> the moderator and obama are going to come after him. >> the big questions, can romney reset his campaign with a strong debate? or was early voting under way -- >> president obama. >> is it too late for a turnaround? >> four years from his last debate. >> you're wrong. >> will be president obama be rusty? we'll ask our headliners. new jersey governor chris christie and the president's senior adviser david plouffe. and our powerhouse roundtable. squaring off, haley barbour and howard dean. plus, matthew dowd, donna brazile and maggie haberman of politico. >>> hello again. we're heading into the home stretch of this campaign. just 37 days before the final votes. with all eyes on this week's first debate. the candidacy are hunkering down in debate camp. where the race stands. what to expect wednesday? white house adviser david plouffe standing by for the president. but let's begin with the romney camp, new jersey governor chris
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some conservatives also believe the other front-runner mitt romney is to plain, making room for herman cain. >>> all right. i'm game mi costello. a baltimore county man is charged after a baltimore city mother said he sexually assaulted her daughter. where police say the assault took place. >>> when it comes to the cold or the flu, if you aren't careful, your kid cost -- could wind up in the hospital. >>> well stocks were up and down. the nasdaq up 69 and the s&p 500 up almost 25. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, with the economy still shaky, the last thing most americans want to do is spend more money just to use their money but there are some simple things you can do to avoid some of the new bank fees. >> paying more money to use your money. new fees from big banking names have consumers fired up. the good news is consumers have options. >> it will take a little research to avoid the fees. >> the average minimum balance for free checking is getting higher. one way to clear those higher hurdles, keep your checking and savings account in the same place. debit card fees are another con
some conservatives also believe the other front-runner mitt romney is to plain, making room for herman cain. >>> all right. i'm game mi costello. a baltimore county man is charged after a baltimore city mother said he sexually assaulted her daughter. where police say the assault took place. >>> when it comes to the cold or the flu, if you aren't careful, your kid cost -- could wind up in the hospital. >>> well stocks were up and down. the nasdaq up 69 and the s&p...
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by saying nice things about governor romney now, governor romney is clearly qualified to be president. watch bill clinton in october. >> first of all, the idea that someone doesn't understand how to be president, he's tried on every single issue to reach across and he had his hand slapped on every single issue. his to-do is basically the republican party's to-do list. he's saying let's give home owners the tool to cut red tape. on their own expense. the republicans won't do that. they won't pass their own agenda. because it' barack obama. that's what he's up against. the fact is, these lawmakers don't know how to be lawmakers. that's the problem. >> first of all, the republicans wanted to defeat barack obama. of course they do. you wanted to do defeat president bush. of course, different governings no mys, parties want to defeat each other. specific tax cuts, we're always against targeted tax cuts. we want tax cuts across the board. finally, as for -- just cut taxes. as for clinton, what was appalling for clinton, was his entire personal life. what was attracted about president clinto
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his campaign manager said they have the math, romney's campaign the myth. the polls out today have the president up in two of the states he needs to put together his electoral puzzle -- wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has been discontinued. >> we're going to get through the next six days. >> reporter: vice president biden in florida and former president clinton in iowa have been making the president's case. >> obama's economic plan is better. his budget plan is better. >> reporter: diane, starting tomorrow morning, president obama will be chaining full-time, full steam ahead, going to wisconsin, colorado, nevada, three cities in ohio, and diane, that's just thursday and friday. >> all right, thank you, jake. >>> and what about governor romney? what does he plan to do as the race enters the final stretch? abc's jonathan karl tells us about that. >> reporter: mitt romney was back on the campaign trail again today in florida -- but with a twist. gone was any criticism of the president, replaced with talk of unity. >> look, we can't go on
his campaign manager said they have the math, romney's campaign the myth. the polls out today have the president up in two of the states he needs to put together his electoral puzzle -- wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has been discontinued. >> we're going to get through the next six days. >> reporter: vice president biden in florida and former president clinton in iowa have been making the president's case. >> obama's economic plan is better. his budget...
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a commander in chief. >> reporter: romney and gingrich seeded kansas to santorum. the real battle is tuesday. >> morning, y'all. >> reporter: in the south, romney was is not expected to do well in alabama and mississippi but polling shows he's competitive. a win there could change this race, possibly forcing another candidate out. newt gingrich has said he needs to win in the south. >> if we can win alabama and mississippi tuesday night, we were reset the campaign. >> reporter: but the math says the best his opponents can do is deny romney before the convention. here's a numbers trip on the road. four remaining candidate, only one, only mitt romney has a clear path to the nomination. 1144 delegates. to the rest, a second, third or fourth will do. it has happened before. back 36 years ago. 1976. gerald ford didn't have another delegates to seal the deal. ronald reagan nearly grabbed the nomination away from him. will 12 be the new 76? if mitt can't get to 1144 by the final primary in utah it will be turmoil in tampa. a contested convention. and that has to be romney
a commander in chief. >> reporter: romney and gingrich seeded kansas to santorum. the real battle is tuesday. >> morning, y'all. >> reporter: in the south, romney was is not expected to do well in alabama and mississippi but polling shows he's competitive. a win there could change this race, possibly forcing another candidate out. newt gingrich has said he needs to win in the south. >> if we can win alabama and mississippi tuesday night, we were reset the campaign....
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. >> romney, baner and other republicans vowed to repeal the health care law after this year's election. >>> residents who have been evacuated are coming face to face with a harsh welcome home all going on in colorado. families were ahow do allowed to return home to see if their houses were standingment it destroyed 350 homes and killed two people and burped 27 square miles and began june 23rd. evacuees returned home to find they were burglarized or looted. the wild fire is half contained. >>> five things you need to know, the woman who has been fighting a phleb eating bacteria will be released from the hospital today. she spent weeks in a georgia hospital and left her left leg, right foot and both hands. a viewing for a fallen marine will be held tonight, he was killed this afghanistan in june. it will be held at the gary coughman funeral home in elk ridge. beginning tonight, fly to germany nonstop from bwi. a reception is held tonight including a water cannon salute over the first flight arriving from frank fort. box office topped by teddy bears and strippers, bear movie ted, starring
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it happened with mitt romney and will happen in '16. governor christie would be a potentially strong candidate. in the current republican party, someone like him can't win in my opinion. >> i do not agree with that. but let me go back to david's point, we don't have a product to sell. let me talk about young people for a moment and jobs. unemployment among youth is at historic highs in inner cities as well as people coming out of the college. and there is nothing that is appealing to a young person about the solution to every problem being a large, bloated bureaucracy that can not be held accountable and who's budget continues to rise year after year. the democrats have a single product, which is let us centralize additicentral ize decision-making, create a government program to solve a problem. what we're seeing, whether it's the irs or the debate about national security, we cannot hold them accountable, we don't know what they're doing, and the programs a ineffective. with the rollout of obamacare -- >> people don't care -- they care
it happened with mitt romney and will happen in '16. governor christie would be a potentially strong candidate. in the current republican party, someone like him can't win in my opinion. >> i do not agree with that. but let me go back to david's point, we don't have a product to sell. let me talk about young people for a moment and jobs. unemployment among youth is at historic highs in inner cities as well as people coming out of the college. and there is nothing that is appealing to a...
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republican superstar, new jersey governor chris christie endorsed mitt romney and warned romney's rivals to stop bringing his mormon faith into this race. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: it may just be the biggest republican endorsement of all. >> america cannot survive another four years of barack obama and mitt romney is the man we need to lead america and we need him now. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: just a week ago, republicans were begging chris christie to run against romney. now, hours before a key debate in new hampshire, he has his support. >> easy, everybody! >> reporter: all foreshadowed on "saturday night live. >> you have to start showing governor romney some respect. how do you think he feels, watching you like everybody more than him. >> reporter: at the real press conference, romney and christie both hammered perry hard on the issue of religious intoll rens, specifically remarks by perry supporter who suggested romney is unfit for office because he is mormon. >> i think that any campaign that associates itself with that type of conduct is beneath the office of th
republican superstar, new jersey governor chris christie endorsed mitt romney and warned romney's rivals to stop bringing his mormon faith into this race. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: it may just be the biggest republican endorsement of all. >> america cannot survive another four years of barack obama and mitt romney is the man we need to lead america and we need him now. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: just a week ago, republicans were begging chris christie to run...
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rick, mitt romney's problem isn't a mormon. mitt romney's not about a cult. mitt romney's, most republicans voters don't think he's authentic. he doesn't have a core or a solid core, unrelated to his religion. it's going be related to the issue k we trust you? >> let's go back to this issue, after this, the consecutive radio host bill bennett spoke of the summit yesterday and he condemned the pastor's remarks. is this going to hurt perry what was said yesterday, do you think? >> i think rick perry has a lot of problems not only on immigration and he tried to make up for this weekend. but this whole race issue is still going to dog him for a couple of more days and hopefully, he'll follow haley barbour's lead at addressing it at some point. i think going back to what matt said, i'm catholic, i grew up in the segregated deep south, for many southern baptists, this is an issue. but i also believe that mitt romney can address it. he addressed it four years ago when he ran for president. he talked about his faith. but this is an issue, he has to address it and mov
rick, mitt romney's problem isn't a mormon. mitt romney's not about a cult. mitt romney's, most republicans voters don't think he's authentic. he doesn't have a core or a solid core, unrelated to his religion. it's going be related to the issue k we trust you? >> let's go back to this issue, after this, the consecutive radio host bill bennett spoke of the summit yesterday and he condemned the pastor's remarks. is this going to hurt perry what was said yesterday, do you think? >> i...
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. >> reporter: both the romney and obama campaigns think they're winning. the obama campaign points to the president leading or tied with romney in the eight closest battlegrounds. while the romney campaign says the president's playing defense in michigan, pennsylvania and minnesota, democratic turf. rob and sunny? >> at this point, no one really knows. five days and counting. tahman bradley, live in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> and more than 1,000 people around louisville, kentucky, have spent the night out of their homes. they were forced to evacuate when fire erupted at the site of a train derailment. 11 cars went off the tracks monday, leaking a highly-flammable chemical. three cleanup workers were hurt in that incident. >>> and look at this. smugglers came up with an innovative way to sneak across the border. but it did not work as planned. instead of using an underground tunnel, they tried to cross over from mexico to arizona by driving across a makeshift ramp. as you can see, they abandoned that plan, leaving their jeep struck on the 14-foot-high
. >> reporter: both the romney and obama campaigns think they're winning. the obama campaign points to the president leading or tied with romney in the eight closest battlegrounds. while the romney campaign says the president's playing defense in michigan, pennsylvania and minnesota, democratic turf. rob and sunny? >> at this point, no one really knows. five days and counting. tahman bradley, live in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> and more than 1,000 people around...
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and so, it's on a collision course with mitt romney. palin is planning a clam bake tonight on the new jersey seacoast. that is just hours after mitt romney makes his run official at a barbecue also in new hampshire. he becomes the sixth declared presidential candidate. >>> and the japanese could have a new leader. the prime minister says he will consider resigning. he has been criticized for his lack of leadership after the earthquake and tsunami there. among the critics, the u.n., saying japan didn't do enough to prevent their reactors from the tsunami. >>> and that lost plant has caused a power crisis. it's so severe, the normally-buttoned-up japanese workers are going business casual. they're calling for a 15% cut in thunderstorm stat usage. >> all right. >>> taking a look at this morning's weather, now, from around the nation. we have 70-mile-per-hour winds, hail and isolated tornadoes around atlanta, the carolinas, birmingham and knoxville. rain in the pacific northwest. several more inches of mountain snow in the cascades, norther
and so, it's on a collision course with mitt romney. palin is planning a clam bake tonight on the new jersey seacoast. that is just hours after mitt romney makes his run official at a barbecue also in new hampshire. he becomes the sixth declared presidential candidate. >>> and the japanese could have a new leader. the prime minister says he will consider resigning. he has been criticized for his lack of leadership after the earthquake and tsunami there. among the critics, the u.n.,...
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but romney has been basically the steady second choice all the way around. so, as long as that vote is still split, he's in decent shape but he wants to get some of them. >> all right, george stephanopoulos and the field apparently set tonight for the big race. thank you. >>> and now we want to show you an amazing scene in new york this afternoon. we saw businessmen in pinstripe suits swimming around in the east river after a helicopter crashed into the 67 degree water, struggling to swim to safety. the crash happened just moments after the chopper took off. and we still don't know the cause, but witnesses say it was spinning and sputtering, went out of control before crashing. the pilot and three passengers were rescued. one woman on board was kill and we're told the ride was part of her 40th birthday celebration. >>> and now, we turn to the outrage over america's biggest banks, hammering customers with huge new fees. thousands of customers signing petitions, threatening to pull out. and five days after bank of america said it would add $5 for a stand arnol
but romney has been basically the steady second choice all the way around. so, as long as that vote is still split, he's in decent shape but he wants to get some of them. >> all right, george stephanopoulos and the field apparently set tonight for the big race. thank you. >>> and now we want to show you an amazing scene in new york this afternoon. we saw businessmen in pinstripe suits swimming around in the east river after a helicopter crashed into the 67 degree water,...
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. >> and it's what they feel is lacking for romney. in the state of new jersey, are the things that make governor christie so popular on the national stage, is it popular? i think what you were saying, jake, when you step out to the local stage, your press becomes wildly popular in shaping the opinion of you. >> his approval ratings in new jersey are just above 50%. >> for a governor -- >> it's okay. was point about romney which is, he's the only one on stage when i watch these debates who is running a general election campaign already. he's the only one who is trying to appeal to independents and democrats who are persuadablper. when i went up to the new york general assembly a few weeks ago, and you can hear them making their peace with romney. well, he seems centrist. >> not scary. >> he would be good in getting goods. i think that's a problem for president obama. >>> up next -- those angry ceo s. wall street is wailing the political grid lock is killing america. >>> starbucks ceo howard schultz has some strong opinions on this and
. >> and it's what they feel is lacking for romney. in the state of new jersey, are the things that make governor christie so popular on the national stage, is it popular? i think what you were saying, jake, when you step out to the local stage, your press becomes wildly popular in shaping the opinion of you. >> his approval ratings in new jersey are just above 50%. >> for a governor -- >> it's okay. was point about romney which is, he's the only one on stage when i...
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that's mitt romney. in many ways that's the biggest loser of all, we haven't discussed whether it was in florida, the recent polling out of there, shows that he's ahead of the president in florida. rick perry is a little bit further behind. yet, they're still looking for that high school sweetheart and they're not going to find >> it so, why, quickly if they have the candidate? >> because they're not in love with them. there's somebody else out there. >> romney's best run may be greece. the more serious the world becomes, the more people will say, who do we want to manage the calamity that may be coming at us. >> tina turner said it best, "what's love got to do with it." barack obama still has a great deal of assets. he has had a terrible month. he's finally pivoted to what most americans care about, jobs. both voters want the president to still succeed in creating jobs. as long as he can stay focused on his number one message right now which is job creation, take it to the republicans, the president wil
that's mitt romney. in many ways that's the biggest loser of all, we haven't discussed whether it was in florida, the recent polling out of there, shows that he's ahead of the president in florida. rick perry is a little bit further behind. yet, they're still looking for that high school sweetheart and they're not going to find >> it so, why, quickly if they have the candidate? >> because they're not in love with them. there's somebody else out there. >> romney's best run may...
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>> i think that romney will take a look at him. i think that if he's asked, it's going to be hard to say no. >> you have an interesting show. you have keith olbermann on. >> he's joining the roundtable. his "this week" debut. all of this week's presidential politics, including the dog wars. we got keith and george will on the roundtable a little baseball, too. >> anything can happen with that group. we'll be watching. thank you so much, george stephanopoulos, coming up "this week," george stephanopoulos is going to have again keith olbermann for the first time since he left current tv, peggy noonan and george will. >>> i want to start with why i'm in chicago. that's a very important reason. i was at a benefit last night. i was cohosting. i'll a picture before i introduce you to a few quiet folks. let's look at the picture first. i was at a red dress party. the other co-host, the man there, the woman is here as well, she's my makeup artist, brenda. the other man there is cristiane. again, a little crowd that's growing already here i
>> i think that romney will take a look at him. i think that if he's asked, it's going to be hard to say no. >> you have an interesting show. you have keith olbermann on. >> he's joining the roundtable. his "this week" debut. all of this week's presidential politics, including the dog wars. we got keith and george will on the roundtable a little baseball, too. >> anything can happen with that group. we'll be watching. thank you so much, george stephanopoulos,...
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and what does all this say about the republican candidate who leads the g.op in fund-raising, mitt romney? here's abc's john hendren. >> reporter: as the republican presidential lineup takes shape, party elites are increasingly voicing a common theme -- disappointment. >> these are very weak front-runners. >> rick perry is not prepared for the pressure of the presidential stage yet. >> reporter: front-runner rick perry entered this weekend's florida straw poll heavily favored and with a texas-sized swagger. >> it's great to be in the state that picks presidents. that's what florida does. >> reporter: he left humiliated and humbled, a distant second toer are main cain, the man from godfather's pizza. >> there may be slicker candidates and there may be smoother debaters, but i know what i believe in, and i'm going to stand on that belief. >> reporter: mitt romney, the early front-runner, took third place -- struggling to muster the enthusiasm of gop voters. >> there are a lot of republicans out there who want the perfect candidate. the candidate that is going to sweep them off their feet, a
and what does all this say about the republican candidate who leads the g.op in fund-raising, mitt romney? here's abc's john hendren. >> reporter: as the republican presidential lineup takes shape, party elites are increasingly voicing a common theme -- disappointment. >> these are very weak front-runners. >> rick perry is not prepared for the pressure of the presidential stage yet. >> reporter: front-runner rick perry entered this weekend's florida straw poll heavily...
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last night for mitt romney, it was all about ohio. abc's david muir is with the romney campaign in newington, new hampshire, this morning. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. we have kid rock on the romney campaign. we listened to him last night in ohio. but as you mentioned, right here in new hampshire, mitt romney holding a rally a short time from now. voters know this is where his second home is. he was the governor of neighboring massachusetts. but the real sign of this campaign is not taking the four electoral votes for granted. but overnight, as jake alluded to all eyes of the campaign on the states they're truly eyeing. overnight, mitt romney in the must-win state of ohio, with his wife, ann, his five sons, his running mate. all of them echoed which state could very well decide the lex election. >> you know it. you're the battleground of battlegrounds. >> reporter: then, ann romney. >> is ohio going to do it for us? >> reporter: then, the candidate himself. >> your state is the one i'm counting on, by
last night for mitt romney, it was all about ohio. abc's david muir is with the romney campaign in newington, new hampshire, this morning. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. we have kid rock on the romney campaign. we listened to him last night in ohio. but as you mentioned, right here in new hampshire, mitt romney holding a rally a short time from now. voters know this is where his second home is. he was the governor of neighboring massachusetts. but the real...
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how mitt romney fits into that, but not really how mitt romney is leading the effort. this was more of an acceptance speech as some pundits were calling it. chris christie is not running for president right now. this was more about laying the ground work for later. republicans knew what they were getting into when they picked hem to be the keynote speaker. rob, paula, not exactly shy. this is was not going to be a demure speech from chris christie. >> not the teddy bear like. karen travers. ann saying her speech was about love. christie saying his speech was choosing respect over juxtaposition of themes there last night. we'll be back with more from >>> where there are politicians there is money. behind that money there are people hoping to influence policy decisions. >> abc's chief reporter, n briaross trying to get some questions answered. >> reporter: for republicans and democrats it will be the most expensive, extravagant set of political conventions ever. in a setting here of lavish parties, flamboyant strippers, and insider access for the highest bidders. >> this
how mitt romney fits into that, but not really how mitt romney is leading the effort. this was more of an acceptance speech as some pundits were calling it. chris christie is not running for president right now. this was more about laying the ground work for later. republicans knew what they were getting into when they picked hem to be the keynote speaker. rob, paula, not exactly shy. this is was not going to be a demure speech from chris christie. >> not the teddy bear like. karen...
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romney's campaign the myth. polls out had the president up in two of the states the president needs to put together his electoral puzzle. wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has discontinued. >> we have got to get through the next six days. >> vice president biden in florida, and former president bill clinton in iowa making the case for him. >> obama's economic plan. >> reporter: starting thursday, president obama will be campaigning, full time. full steam ahead going to wisconsin, colorado, nevada. three cities in ohio. and that's just thursday and friday. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>> romney was also striking a harmonious note as he hit the campaign trail in florida. refraining though from lashing out at the president. >> the latest abc news poll shows the race is still in a dead heat. romney replaced any criticism of his opponent with talk of unity. >> look, we can't go on the road we are on. we can't change course in america, if we keep on attacking each other. we have got to
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. >> reporter: the contrast with mitt romney's polish or president obama's cool manner couldn't be more stark. a contrast that extends to his personal appearance, as well. he looks more working class than wall street, and is not afraid to attempt a little springsteen. ♪ baby were were born to run >> reporter: and, yes, unlike any president in the television era, he's overweight. earlier this year, christie talked candidly to diane sawyer about that, and his effort to exercise more. >> what do you say to yourself to psych yourself into it? >> just look in the mirror, diane. okay, i have to get healthier. and this job is really forced me because it's such a draining job from the energy perspective. >> reporter: christie is in california tonight, speaking at the reagan library. one stop on a cross-country fund-raising tour. he may or may not become a candidate, but this week, anyway, diane, he sure looks like one. >> a lot of people don't want to take no for an answer. thank you, jon. >>> and last night, we showed you that white-knuckle video inside the washington monument as a 5.8 earth
. >> reporter: the contrast with mitt romney's polish or president obama's cool manner couldn't be more stark. a contrast that extends to his personal appearance, as well. he looks more working class than wall street, and is not afraid to attempt a little springsteen. ♪ baby were were born to run >> reporter: and, yes, unlike any president in the television era, he's overweight. earlier this year, christie talked candidly to diane sawyer about that, and his effort to exercise...
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mitt romney is now seeing barack obama play that role in real life. chris christie to go out of his way to praise him and mayor bloomberg's endorsement. mayor bloomberg epitomizes the idea of someone beyond party labels so for him to come off the sidelines now and cite president obama on his position on climate change and endorsing his candidacy, i don't think there are a lot of swing voters waiting around to see where the mayor of new york comes down on the race but reinforces the concept of president obama as someone who is able to cross party lines and get things down and be forward looking in terms of his agenda. so i think it just comes at a well-timed moment for the obama campaign, a time where they're feeling wind in their sails to get a boost like this is definitely a help. >> especially considering bloomberg is an independent and in the spotlight with the storm. >>> of course, all of this is a numbers game. we know the ground game is in full effect on both sides here, so what is it looking like in terms of the battleground states, most import
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mitt romney is the man we need to lead america and need him now. >> reporter: mitt romney trying to win over skeptical republicans. his endorsement of the 2008 wall street bailout probably won't help. chris christie's endorsen't could. rob, tanya? >> christie endorse the is a pretty big deal and suggests look start to get behind the guy he will be the eventual nominee. >> herman cain is not backing down the he will put up a fight. >> 999. that's it. >> indeed. president obama is promising to fight on after his jobs bill was killed by republicans in the senate last night. the $447 billion package was defeated. vote was 50 to 49. discussions continue behind the scenes to come up with a jobs plan that both parties can support. >> if president obama does win re-election he will have to get a new chief of staff. that's because bill daly will return to chicago after the 2012 election. daly became white house chief of staff in january after r. he is committed to staying with the president through re-election and predicts mr. obama will win. >>> learning new details about the terror plot aimed
mitt romney is the man we need to lead america and need him now. >> reporter: mitt romney trying to win over skeptical republicans. his endorsement of the 2008 wall street bailout probably won't help. chris christie's endorsen't could. rob, tanya? >> christie endorse the is a pretty big deal and suggests look start to get behind the guy he will be the eventual nominee. >> herman cain is not backing down the he will put up a fight. >> 999. that's it. >> indeed....
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or, as romney put it, "good bye black socks, hello blue socks! [ laughter ] oh yeah. they don't match." some sports news -- the ncaa announced that ohio state will be banned from bowl games for a year because of a bribery scandal involving players. then penn state was like, "wait, but we're still okay? [ laughter ] okay, i guess." hey, listen to this -- i heard that jay-z and kanye west were paid $3 million each to perform at a sweet 16 party in dubai. wow, i don't want to brag but when i was 16, i had my birthday at the ground round. [ laughter ] some celebrity news, this week, chaz bono announced that he split up but his long-time girlfriend after six years together. [ audience aws ] yeah. it's the classic case of girl meets girl, girl becomes boy, then other girl who stayed a girl leaves boy/ex-girl. [ light laughter ] and finally, a man in connecticut proposed to his girlfriend by spelling out the words "will you marry me" in christmas lights. it was a little awkward though. before she could answer, the guy's neighbor, bill, was like, "yes! a thousand times yes!"
or, as romney put it, "good bye black socks, hello blue socks! [ laughter ] oh yeah. they don't match." some sports news -- the ncaa announced that ohio state will be banned from bowl games for a year because of a bribery scandal involving players. then penn state was like, "wait, but we're still okay? [ laughter ] okay, i guess." hey, listen to this -- i heard that jay-z and kanye west were paid $3 million each to perform at a sweet 16 party in dubai. wow, i don't want to...
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romney. bill. >> reporter: it was gracious. mittromney.com live streamed the president's victory speech, a classy move here tonight. really shakespearean when you look at the family on the stage behind me. when you kid mitt romney's father ran for president and lost. his mother ran for senate and lost. he spent the better part of his 60s focused on this night and after countless hand shakes and countless donor calls and airline miles and campaign stops, i guess it's not surprising that tonight saw, perhaps the shortest speech of his political career, definitely the most painful. as for the people in this room, people who have gone the distance, given heart, souls, a lot of money into a within tonight. well they left completely shattered after a night of well, frankly yo-yoing emotions. >> after all the money spent, all the tight polls, victory crowd gathered with electric e laegs y -- elation going into a championship fight. state-by-state, blow by blow they watched their worst nightmare unfold. >> president obama with a lead i
romney. bill. >> reporter: it was gracious. mittromney.com live streamed the president's victory speech, a classy move here tonight. really shakespearean when you look at the family on the stage behind me. when you kid mitt romney's father ran for president and lost. his mother ran for senate and lost. he spent the better part of his 60s focused on this night and after countless hand shakes and countless donor calls and airline miles and campaign stops, i guess it's not surprising that...
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romney, 38%, 22% of the primary vote, 8.6% of the allocated delegates. why? they were allocated on a winner take all basis. win you get all the delegates. now every contest up until april 1st will be proportional distribution which will keep them in the race longer and longer and make it more difficult for sarah palin to run where she's the strongest in the early states and run away with this which means a long running contests which means discipline and having done it before counts so huckabee and romney i think start with an advantage. >> donna, do you see the same type of insurgent versus establishment tension playing out in the republican presidential primaries that we saw in the midterm elections not aimed just against democrats but against republican establishment candidate, as well? >> i mean, you know what, i witnessed at the republican convention back in 2008 was a need to have an energizing campaign and sarah palin was the energizer. she turned a four-car funeral into a real campaign. you know, but i like this list of republicans. i mean it's going
romney, 38%, 22% of the primary vote, 8.6% of the allocated delegates. why? they were allocated on a winner take all basis. win you get all the delegates. now every contest up until april 1st will be proportional distribution which will keep them in the race longer and longer and make it more difficult for sarah palin to run where she's the strongest in the early states and run away with this which means a long running contests which means discipline and having done it before counts so huckabee...
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>> they want to lock mitt romney into the positions he took in the primary campaign. they feel it will be an anchor for him. the democrats, i wouldn't describe them as panicked. but they know they have to maintain or increase the advantage among women to secure his victory in november. the president had slid with male voters, who are concerned, especially, about the economy right now. they have to make it up somewhere. right now, that's the advantage they hope to press. >> you were at the correspondents' dinner last night. and we're going to have highlights in a moment. tell us what was going on behind the scenes. what did you see? >> washington's prom night. everybody wanted to get a sight of kim kardashian. she was, i guess, the star of the show last night. she got the brunt of the jokes as well from both the president and jimmy kimmel. george clooney there as well, lindsay lohan. this is always the most amazing night in washington. because you have this mingling of all kinds of celebrities. and cabinet secretaries. every washington official that can secure a ticket
>> they want to lock mitt romney into the positions he took in the primary campaign. they feel it will be an anchor for him. the democrats, i wouldn't describe them as panicked. but they know they have to maintain or increase the advantage among women to secure his victory in november. the president had slid with male voters, who are concerned, especially, about the economy right now. they have to make it up somewhere. right now, that's the advantage they hope to press. >> you were...
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mitt romney will hold three campaign events today. in florida, he turned a scheduled political rally yesterday in ohio in a bid to support sandy relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort this morning. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> democrats have been hammering romney over a statement he made at a debate last year in which he said some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >>> and sandy is looming large over next week's presidential election with officials scrambling to make up for time lust to the stotime -- time lost to the storm. >> early voting sites were forced to close in battleground states like north carolina and virginia. maryland extended early voting to friday. pennsylvaniaians have until tomorrow to request an absentee ballot. despite the tragedy if you care about the election get out there and vote. >> hate to hear any stories that are going to come about in the next week or so that people weren't able to get to the p
mitt romney will hold three campaign events today. in florida, he turned a scheduled political rally yesterday in ohio in a bid to support sandy relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort this morning. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> democrats have been hammering romney over a statement he made at a debate last year in which he said some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states....
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mitt romney. michele bachmann. >> i don't know what world that comment comes from. >> and as for rick perry -- >> when you find yourself at extreme end of the republican party you make yourself unelectable. >>> then as president obama experiences worst poll numbers we talk to david axelrod. >> we were watching stouks go down again. >>> plus surprising numbers about what is driving voters with republican pollster frank luntz. joining rbt with george will p-donna brazile. jeffff zeleny of "the new york times" and fox correspondent liz claman. >>> good morning. christiane is off. i'm jake tapper. and we will get to our exclusive interview with republican presidential candidate jon huntsman in the moment. but first some news since your morning papers. libyan rebels say they're goesing in on moammar gadhafi's stronghold on tripoli. heavy gunfire and explosions battled tripoli with reports of coordinated nato air strikes after firefighters captured the coastal town. >>> in egypt. protests continued outs
mitt romney. michele bachmann. >> i don't know what world that comment comes from. >> and as for rick perry -- >> when you find yourself at extreme end of the republican party you make yourself unelectable. >>> then as president obama experiences worst poll numbers we talk to david axelrod. >> we were watching stouks go down again. >>> plus surprising numbers about what is driving voters with republican pollster frank luntz. joining rbt with george will...
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romney campaign, responded saying it was popular with democratic candidates too. romney's choice of paul ryan as his runningmate put medicare at the center of the presidential race. ryan and president obama have fought on this issue. abc's jack tapper reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama's real feelings about his ideological foe, house budget committee chairman, paul ryan were caught by a hot microphone at a fund raiser last year. the president privately sneered at ryan claiming the mantle of fiscal responsibility. >> i mean, this is the same guy who voted for two wars unpaid for, voted for the bush tax cuts that were in paid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill but wasn't paid for. >> reporter: their public back and forth hasn't been much nicer. >> this congressional budget is a trojan horse. >> they want a government takeover of health care. >> they have tried to sell us this trickle down fairy dust before. >> ryan was a leading opponent of the obama health care bill. >> a bill full of gimmicks.
romney campaign, responded saying it was popular with democratic candidates too. romney's choice of paul ryan as his runningmate put medicare at the center of the presidential race. ryan and president obama have fought on this issue. abc's jack tapper reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama's real feelings about his ideological foe, house budget committee chairman, paul ryan were caught by a hot microphone at a fund raiser last year. the president privately sneered at...
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. >>> and, this evening, nearly two weeks after mitt romney lost the election to president obama, real signs members of the republican party are trying to distance themselves from the one-time presidential candidate. it comes after those comments this past week, indicating president obama gave gifts to key voting groups and that helps to explain his win. tonight, here again, that sound, that recorded phone call with donors and what newt gingrich had to say about it right here on abc. >> what the president, president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition. give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government. and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> what do you think of that? is that where the republican party needs to go? >> i just think it's nuts. i mean -- first of all, it's insulting. this would be like walmart having a bad week and going, the customers have really been unruly. i mean, the job of a political leader is to understand the people. if we can't offer a better future that is believable to more people, we're not going to
. >>> and, this evening, nearly two weeks after mitt romney lost the election to president obama, real signs members of the republican party are trying to distance themselves from the one-time presidential candidate. it comes after those comments this past week, indicating president obama gave gifts to key voting groups and that helps to explain his win. tonight, here again, that sound, that recorded phone call with donors and what newt gingrich had to say about it right here on abc....
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and mitt romney has more appearances there today. abc's karen travers is joining us this morning with more on this very close race. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. good luck trying to make sense of any polls over the last couple days. one thing is clear this race has gotten tighter. mitt romney was back in iowa for the first time in nearly a month. >> iowa is going to help elect me the next president of the united states. >> reporter: flying over his event this sign mocking him for the comments about big bird at last week's debate. the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our enemies no matter where they nest. >> reporter: republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of desperation. >> these are tough times. with real serious, use. so you have to scratch your head when the president spend the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stand is not easy. a
and mitt romney has more appearances there today. abc's karen travers is joining us this morning with more on this very close race. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. good luck trying to make sense of any polls over the last couple days. one thing is clear this race has gotten tighter. mitt romney was back in iowa for the first time in nearly a month. >> iowa is going to help elect me the next president of the united states. >> reporter:...
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i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it. >> we saw that "saturday night live" skit earlier in the week. new jersey governor, chris christie, a little parody there. some republicans grubbling after his work with president obama. >> there were rumors around. >> he was doing his job. all of the candidates, all year long, have been targets for the comedi comedians. robin at home today, recovering. and elizabeth vargas here with us. >>> it's a huge day for the entire country. we've been watching for months now. you're looking at, these are voters voting in tents over rockaway park, new york. this is how people in the midst of a crisis are still exercising what is basically, not just a right, but a privilege to vote. >> in new york, the governor ordered that anyone affected could vote anywhere. >> so many displaced. we have rescuers and first responders. how they will be able to vote. 24,000 people here from utility companies are not going to be able to vote in their home states because they're here. >> a
i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it. >> we saw that "saturday night live" skit earlier in the week. new jersey governor, chris christie, a little parody there. some republicans grubbling after his work with president obama. >> there were rumors around. >> he was doing his job. all of the candidates, all year long, have been targets for the comedi comedians. robin at home today, recovering. and elizabeth vargas here with us. >>> it's a huge day for...
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for our country, than ann romney. i think the fun starts tonight. i think the american people start to get a complete picture about who mitt romney is and why he would be a great president. >> the keynote is a big honor for you. but keynoters have had a mixed history. some have forgotten. others like president obama have gone on to be president. what's the one thing you want americans to know about you when you finish your speech and step off that podium tonight? >> george, i think if the american people watch tonight, leave the speech by saying, that's him, that's who i heard about. seems genuine to me. i think i will have done my job for me. if they say, i like the vision he's laid out for the country and his party for the next four years, i will have done the job for my party and my country. there's a bunch of things to accomplish tonight. and hopefully in the time allotted to me, i'll be able to do it. >> we'll be watching, governor. thank you very much. >> thanks, george. >> a big moment for chris christie. a lot
for our country, than ann romney. i think the fun starts tonight. i think the american people start to get a complete picture about who mitt romney is and why he would be a great president. >> the keynote is a big honor for you. but keynoters have had a mixed history. some have forgotten. others like president obama have gone on to be president. what's the one thing you want americans to know about you when you finish your speech and step off that podium tonight? >> george, i think...
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a unique human being, mitt romney, a role model. irrespectful how people may think about his policies. they may disagree with him on policies. and the choice that americans have. two different views of government in our economy. it's not just a choice between a democrat and a republican. it's the choice between different futures. >> thank you, senator. we'll have much more from the republican convention starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> josh, one more big story in new york. >> yes. we're following overnight. conflicting situations about the day that of the raid of osama bin laden. it says that osama bin laden was shot while looking out the door of his compound, unarmed. that contradicts the account given by the obama administration, which says the s.e.a.l.s shot bin laden, only after he went back into the bedroom to apparently grab a weapon. the book claims that one of the s.e.a.l.s later sat on bin laden's body, not treating it with the dignity that government officials have described. the release of the book has been moved up on
a unique human being, mitt romney, a role model. irrespectful how people may think about his policies. they may disagree with him on policies. and the choice that americans have. two different views of government in our economy. it's not just a choice between a democrat and a republican. it's the choice between different futures. >> thank you, senator. we'll have much more from the republican convention starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> josh, one more big story in new york....